Bring On Lemons

  So - I've been away from blogging for awhile - but I'm getting back at it! If you want to know more about that story - you can find it here: WOW! Women on Writing  Basically life and my bad attitude was getting in my way... Here I am with a fun story I hope my children will share with my grandchildren  who will share it with my great grandchildren and so on... Let me start by saying I wasn't always a dairy farmer. Several decades ago I was a Coach sunglass wearing business woman who traveled exotic destinations staying at expensive hotels - dining at elite restaurants and attempting to do it all. At that time, I was determined to have it all as a single mother. I wanted to prove I could climb the corporate ladder, raise children, own a home, have the perfect body, the right clothes, etc... Then I got fired. I had to start living the life I thought I had been living. Read that again. I thought I had my priorities straight. I thought my faith came first and then my family...

Mari L. McCarthy’s international bestselling book, Journaling Power , started a movement. Now, Heal Your Self with Journaling Power is igniting a revolution! You’ll discover the life-changing magic of journaling through moving personal stories told by just some of the thousands of people who have tapped into the proven therapeutic power of expressive writing. These are people just like you, and their challenges are the same ones you have. Heal Your Self with Journaling Power reveals the inner strength and grace that comes with living your life in the present from the inside out. It will help you transform your life and… ● Manifest everything your desire ● Fill you with uplifting positive energy ● Put you on a path to better health and wellness ● Give you the inspiration and motivation to live your best life ● Show you how to use journaling to solve your most pressing problems The only right way to journal is YOUR way. Just grab a pen and paper and do it! Print L...

Thank you to WOW! Women on Writing  as well as Rebecca Pott Fitton. Without these amazing friends, such tours would not be possible! Hugs, ~Crystal Wave Rider: Poetic Journey from Abuse to Wholeness Genre Spiritual Memoir / Poetry Amazon Link Goodreads Link About Wave Rider is a poetic reflection of author Rebecca Fitton’s long journey to heal from sexual abuse, abandonment, and neglect, building a new world based on wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. Her journey has taken a lifetime. To use the metaphor of waves, sometimes the undertow nearly drowned her—but she survived. Now her beautiful and profound book offers inspiration to others who have also suffered greatly from abuse. Praise "Rebecca’s journey, delightfully presented through her sacred poetry, resonates with an archetypal journey shared by many. The intimacy of her sharing and beautifully aligned prose guides us into a state of consciousness where peace can be found. Her book is a delicious de...

Journaling Power: How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live Mari L. McCarthy About the Book: Journaling Power teaches you how to put the ultimate self-healing tool right at your fingertips--journaling. Through Mari L. McCarthy's moving personal story, you'll discover how pen-to-paper journaling leads to self-growth and life-changing transformation. You'll also learn that numerous medical studies prove journaling literally unleashes a healing agent that empowers your life in ways you've never imagined. About the Author: Mari L. McCarthy is The Journaling Power Guide and founder of CreateWriteNow.com. Her blog (http://www.createwritenow.com/journal-writing-blog) provides journaling for personal transformation and healthy living ideas, information and inspiration for keeping a daily pen-to-page Journaling for the Health of It™ Practice. You can also download the FREE e-book, How to use Your Journal to Cure Writer's Block Now (http://www.createwri...

Dream Your Way to a Great Short Story! I’ve enjoyed sleeping for as long as I can remember. My mom may tell a different story about childhood naps and early bedtimes, but as far as I am concerned sleep is a very necessary and enjoyable activity. I sleep, therefore I dream and in recent years I’ve incorporated my dreams into my journal. Journaling my dreams has provided me with fabulous material for short stories and blog posts and has also given me ideas on how to enhance my writing to make it more vivid and exciting for the reader. I’ve suggested dream journaling to those who have self diagnosed themselves with ‘writers block’. I personally have found that dream journaling is a great way to stop those recurring dreams or those that end too soon. Recurring dreams and those that end in the middle seem to have one thing in common – something needs attention or closure. I’ve found that by writing down what I remember about the dream and then adding the unfinished details I can...